Malaysia Dismisses Talk of Chinese Naval Incursion

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia—Malaysia's foreign minister brushed off a media report that Chinese naval vessels entered its waters last month, maintaining the country's stance of publicly saying little against its largest trading partner's military flexing in the region.

"I have not got any confirmation on the presence of Chinese vessels or ships in that region," Anifah Aman told reporters after a meeting Monday with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who is on her first official visit to Malaysia....